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Association of plasma PAF acetylhydrolase gene polymorphism with IMT of carotid arteries in Japanese type 2 diabetic patients.
Diabetes research and clinical practice - 1 Mar 2003
Yamamoto Isamu, Fujitsu Junko, Nohnen Shinpei, Igarashi Tsuyoshi, Motomura Takashi, Inaba Makiko, Tsubakimori Shoji, Azuma Junichi
Abstract excerpt
The aim of this study was to investigate association of a missense mutation in plasma PAF acetylhydrolase (G994T) with intima media thickness (IMT) of the carotid arteries. One hundred and forty Japanese type 2 diabetic patients aged from 40 to 79 years without severe nephropathy were enrolled in this study. The genotype of the patients was determined by allele specific PCR. IMT of the carotid arteries of the...
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